Morgan Linton

Hi, I'm Morgan

A little about me:
  • Born and raised in Berkeley, CA - now living in Lake Tahoe
  • Studied Computer Engineering + Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
  • Early at Sonos, started when we were ~40, there until we hit ~1,000
  • Cofounder and CTO of Bold Metrics
  • Starting a podcast interviewing amazing engineers at Runtime.fm
  • Write a little newsletter - AI Powered Engineering
  • Own a bunch of San Francisco domains like PotreroHill.com, full list at SanFrancisco.domains
Some things I believe:
  • We should all do (hard) work we truly love, life is too short for anything else
    • Don't live for the weekend
    • If you find yourself dreading Monday, you're in the wrong job
    • You owe it to yourself to really challenge yourself, and not just work to collect a paycheck
  • Great products are built by great teams
    • The best builders build the best teams, and say "I" when talking about what they've done very infrequently
    • You can have amazing momentum but if the team isn't aligned, you'll never get to the finish line
    • The best leaders are always trying to learn and become better leaders
  • Positivity wins the day
    • Positive people have better outcomes in work and in life
    • You should probably listen to more reggae, seriously
  • Physical screens are going the way of the dodo
    • We will all wear glasses that project screens of any size we want
    • You will feel like a dinosaur for ever having a TV in your house or a computer monitor
  • AI is and will continue to change the world for the better
    • It will enable an entirely new generation of builders
    • Everyone will be able to do their jobs better and do things only they can do as humans
    • The impact of AI on medical advancements and health will be beyond what anyone can imagine
  • Your probably have less friends than you think, and that's okay
    • We make a lot of acquaintances, but few friends, and that's okay
    • Knowing who your real friends are, and spending quality time with them is so important
    • If you have 2-3 really close friends, you win
  • Love is the most important thing in life
    • To me, the meaning of life is love
    • When you find that person, your goal should be to spend as much time with them as possible
    • Everything else matters less
  • Star Trek > Star Wars
    • And you'll never be able to change my mind